America since 1981. He was elected National President of the Army Aviation Association of America, President of the Army Aviation Museum Foundation and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Army Aviation Hall of Fame. He was awarded the General J.K. Davis Award, at the University of Mississippi for outstanding service in the defense of liberty as a member of the Armed Forces. In 2011, the Vietnamese-American community and the Thu Duc Fellowship (alumni group of the ARVN military academy) recognized him for his defense of Vietnam, and in 2012 he was designated a Distinguished Member of the Regiment by the 506th Airborne Infantry Regiment. Open publications Harrison was a prolific writer on military doctrine and management. Among his writings are: "Awesome, Mean: Now What Do We Do with the APACHE", ARMY, January 1988 "Five Keys to Becoming a Successful Manager", ARMY, September 1988 "Which PLATOON?", movie review in various publications "Aviation: A Branch Decision Revisited", ARMY, January 1991 "The A-10: A Gift the Army Can't Afford", ARMY, July 1991 "AirLand Battle-Future and the Aviation Brigade", Army Aviation, July 31, 1991 "From the Hills West of Hue: A Cautionary Tale", ARMY, July 1993 "Leaders or Managers?", selected for publication by ARMY "Simulating the "New World Disorder" ARMY, August 1994 "Vietnam and the Information Age" ARMY, July 1995 "Changing the Division Structure – Ask the Right Questions First", ARMY, July 1997 "Aviation: A Branch Decision Revisited-Again", ARMY, April 2000 "Battle Tests Prove the APACHE Highly Survivable", ARMY Aviation, September 2003 In addition, he authored a significant number of restricted military readings and management studies. Following the publication of Keith Nolen's account of the battle of FB Ripcord ("Ripcord: Screaming Eagles Under Siege, Vietnam 1970" by Keith W. Nolan, Presidio Press, 2000), General Harrison wrote a book of the battle from the North Vietnamese perspective entitled, "Hell On A Hill Top', published in November 2004. This book was based both on documents from each side of the Vietnam War and on information received on several trips to Vietnam to meet with former North Vietnamese military leaders, including his opposite number in the Ripcord Campaign. References 1928 births United States Army generals Arkansas State University alumni University of Mississippi alumni Auburn University alumni Air University (United States Air Force) alumni Living people University of Missouri–Kansas City alumni United States Army Command and General Staff College alumni Joint Forces Staff College alumni Recipients